Here is a link to an article in the OC Register indicating that the OC Coastal area million dollar plus homes had a 45% sales increase over last June along with price increases. I looks like there may be some traction in the current housing recovery in the beach areas. Home sales up 45% in [ Read full article …]
Each year the City of Newport Beach in conjunction with the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort present an amazing fireworks display. It has been Orange County’s most spectacular seaside fireworks display for 50 years. I thought it would be fun to go see the display and capture it with my camera. After looking at the Newport [ Read full article …]
Each year the Balboa Island Improvement Association and the Balboa Island Business Association host a parade down Marine Avenue on Balboa Island. After living in the Newport Beach area for over forty years and having never viewed the parade, I thought it was time to see what all the fuss was about. As it turned [ Read full article …]
This last weekend the The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor hosted the 2012 Field Of Honor display at the Castaways Park in Newport Beach. The Exchange Club performs this feat annually to remember and honor those men and women who haved given so much to preserve the freedom of this country we enjoy. The display [ Read full article …]
It came to my attention through an internet article that a perigee moon and full moon would coincide ( “supermoon” ) and be visible on Saturday evening, May 5, 2012. After some research, it seemed that the moon-rise would be visible on the eastern horizon just after sunset. To locate just the right setting with [ Read full article …]
Last weekend a thought came to me that it might be fun, for one day, to photograph subjects which contained strong patterns. Since I had never visited the Newport Aquatic Center, it seemed like a good candidate for this exercise. Below is the photo essay of the day. Click on any image to view [ Read full article …]
Situated on a quite street in the Newport Heights community of Newport Beach, the 503 Redlands Avenue home is positioned one block from Newport Heights Elementary School, seven blocks from Newport Harbor High School and a short distance from the Mariners Mile Shopping District. A perfect location for convenient family living. Designed in the Nantucket [ Read full article …]
If you have any interest in acquiring a new boat or learning about the latest marine equipment, then you might want to attend the Newport Boat Show being presented April 19 – 22, 2012. It is the most extensive in water display of large yachts on the West Coast. There will be more than 300 [ Read full article …]
Hidden away from public view and nestled into the bluff-side in the Corona del mar Village, south of Pacific Coast Highway, the 2495 Ocean Boulevard home is located on the bay front at the intersection of Carnation Ave and Ocean Boulevard. From the street, the home is all but hidden offering complete privacy. Yet from the [ Read full article …]
Perched upon a larger than normal lot ( 40 feet wide ) in the Village south of Pacific Coast Highway, the 223 Jasmine Avenue home is located just six houses away from Ocean Boulevard and the Corona del Mar ocean bluff. Corona del Mar’s newest home by Nicholson Companies features a Santa Barbara design reflecting [ Read full article …]
